Great Escape: Cherry Picks

Every year during the 16-day , restaurants participate as official Cherry Picks and create dishes reflecting the celebration.

If you’ve never been, maybe it’s time to treat yourself to a gourmet meal at one of the 70 participating restaurants this weekend.

All of the restaurants include one or several dishes featuring the cherry blossom theme. Some of the restaurants are offering safe suggestions like Ted’s Bulletin pastry chef Erica Chirunomula’s cherry “Pop Tarts” to the decadent like Georgia Brown executive chef Bryan Yealy’s peanut butter and jelly foie gras with dried cherry jelly; chicory rubbed pork tenderloin with cherry and balsamic demi-glace; dark cherry glazed roasted free-range chicken; Mexican chocolate and cherry cobbler with cinnamon sticky bun ice cream.

The list of restaurants range from moderate to pricey and some offer a full menu, while other just one dish. Take a look, there is surely something to your liking with so many participants this year.